The first time I heard the name Raleigh I was watching the Andy Griffith Show and thought it was spelt “Rawley.” Google promptly asked if I meant to search for “Raleigh” instead. I didn’t give visiting the state capital of North Carolina a shot until I saw it on a map and Read more
Built in 1963 to receive signals from the first generation of NATO military satellites, the Canadian Space Services Carp station was decommissioned in 1999 and sold to a private company for space research. The large dome measures 68 feet across housing a 50-foot radar. Today, a variety of researchers and Read more
BlackberryImitation: 7/10Flavour: 6/10 I’m not a fan of blackberry flavouring in food because I’d much rather have blackcurrant having grown up with Ribena, but that’s not the point here. Blackberry isn’t sweet enough to make this a zero-sweetener replacement for pop. It’s probably best for old people who still remember Read more
The first time I visited San Francisco was through GTA San Andreas on my computer screen. I parachuted off the top of the Transamerica Pyramid countless times after evading the police. The first evening I got into town by Uber I saw homeless people on every single street corner. Even Read more
Of all the nations that fought the second world war, Japan remains the only country whose government systematically denies the atrocities it had committed until this day. The memorial hall is less of a museum and more of a collection of stories of the war against Japanese aggression from Chinese Read more
Route: Toronto to WarsawPlane: B787-9Date: 19 Dec, 2025Price: Irrelevant, operational switch after an Air Canada flight delay would cause a missed connection in London. See “background” section below. ComfortThe Safran Aura seats in 2-2-2 are very outdated for the 2020s. While they were cutting edge in terms of space and Read more
The Disney Family was from Normandy in France originally called d’Isigny with the family name anglicized when they moved to to Britain. The family with infant Kepple Disney moved to Ireland before settling in Goederich in Ontario. Kepple married Mary Richardson in Goederich before moving to California during the gold Read more
Constructed in just 16 months, the USS Hornet aircraft carrier is the eighth and final ship to bear the name. It recovered the Apollo 11 crew after they landed in the ocean and performed it’s final mission retrieving the Apollo 12 crew. It’s permanently docked at the same pier the Read more
That pointy building in San Francisco that’s said to be earthquake resistant? I’ve parachuted off the top of it many times in GTA San Andreas while trying to evade the police. At 42-stories tall, it was the city’s tallest building from its construction in 1972 until the Salesforce Tower was Read more
Centurion LoungeI’ve done a couple of lounge hopping adventures so I didn’t have high hopes for the Centurion Lounge when I visited San Francisco, at least not after reading at least a half dozen Reddit reviews about the long line to enter. But I was wrong; this was the best Read more